Animator: "So what kind of art style do you want?" Gorillaz: "Yes."

The start of the video: 💀⛓🩸🔪💥💣 the music: 🔊🧚‍♂️✨🎶

this is the kind of song that will give you nostalgia even if you’ve never heard it before

If we're looking at the deeper meaning of the song, it sounds like coming to peace with the things we can't control.

RIP the guy that was trying to escort Noodle. True hero.

"Which animation style do you want?" "All of them."

welcome to the chill zone 0% toxic users 0% fights 100% Noodles with a gun

14 years later and this song still makes you feel.. yes

This song is like a virtual hug. Like it’s saying “I know everything sucks right now, it’ll all work out. It’ll be okay.” It’s a weird feeling that I can describe as sad, melancholy, comforting, nostalgic, optimistic, calming, empty, but also complete at the same time. One of my favorites by gorillaz and I’ll forever love it.

Gorillaz always make me happy and sad at the same time.

This song makes you feel an emotion that doesn't exist.

animation was so ahead of its time

i just love how we all still watch this 9 years later

I love how active this comment section is, even after 10+ years of this song being out. Really just goes to show how timeless Gorillaz’ songs can be :)

I want like a Netflix series of the Gorillaz

Before my brother died he told me this was the song he listened to going through suicidal tendencies. I believe it gave him a little bit more of time so thank you for this masterpiece!

Noodle: secret Japanese experiment to make the ultimate fighting machine. Russel: Witnessed all his friends die in a shooting and was possessed by the ghost of his best friend. Murdock: Sold his own and his band mates souls to become a popular band. 2-D: Just has fully black eyes

This is such a cool song. Gorillaz is still a great group.

animators: should we make Noodle 2D or 3D? Gorillaz: agreed

Melancholy means a reflective state of sadness, often tied to feelings of loss or longing. It’s more than just feeling sad-it involves a deeper contemplation of emotions

I still can't wrap my head around Noodle being an adult now...

4:04 Murdoc: “Now that’s an image. Tall, handsome, blue spiky hair-“ 2-D: “No eyeballs.” Murdoc: “No eyeballs.”

The song is going to be a decade old in a few months time flies.

insane how this song is 15 years old now. so ahead of its time

life hack: don’t listen to this song for a while and then come back. it sounds better every time.

Murdoc: is a savage Noodle: is a savage 2D : is an adorable dork

Happy 15 years to the greatest album of all time

That's why it's called the song on the hill of melancholy, the sound is pleasant and produces relaxation, melancholy and nostalgia in our brain. It's a beautiful sound.

This song makes you feel an odd mixture of emotions. It’s a true masterpiece for something that was intended to be ‘Just a pop anthem’

Whoever vibes to this, you’re my kind of people.

Animators: "Do you want 3D animation or 2D animation?" Gorillaz: *"yes"*

My four-month-old niece just loves this song. She will be crying, and I'll play this, she calms down, listens and dances.

Animators: "So is noodle gonna be 3D Or 2D?" Gorillaz:"yes"

The painful nostalgia in this is almost unbearable for me. I always remember watching this music video with my Mum, it was around 2010, back when Channel 4 used to premiere new music videos late at night... Me and Mum used to always stay up late together, putting the world to rights. She died in 2014. I miss her every single day. I’m more or less alone now. Don’t have anyone now, really. So yeah, listening to this song always brings that moment back, I’m back with my Mum for just a few moments. It can be a painful listen if I’m not ready for it... it’s weird how music can hold so much.

Song: Be happy, peaceful music, peace and tranquility Video: Noodle gunning down fighter planes Seems about right

This video clip deserves an Oscar, period.

2d singing voice: amazing golden rays of godliness 2d speaking voice: "LoOkS lIkE a FiXxEr UpPeR"

I just realized that everyone with a soul is animated, and everything without one is computer generated.

i love 2D’s voice in this song, i get a feeling i can’t quite describe

This song is so old yet so good

"When you can't get what you want but you can get me" pure poetry

Gorillaz haven't aged a bit. Watching this in 2019 feels the same as always whenever I watch these again and again. It's like a trip to memory lane but you don't get sick of it. Take Note : Don't worry. This will never get old. It's a classic. Take Note(2): It's been two years and many things changed. I love it. My life is sort of grim but I can't lose my bits I can't stop and help myself that music keeps my mind in check. Take Note(3): 3 years? Wow. Time flies by and some cool dude in the replies named Smith recommended me a great band to jam on. Still checking more out.

My friends: “who do you have a crush on” Me: “ Cyborg Noodle (2009-2016, reactivated on 2018-) is a robotic replica of Noodle that served as a replacement of her during the third phase of the band. Cyborg Noodle was created by Murdoc Niccals on Plastic Beach from using the real Noodle's DNA samples he gathered from the crash site where the "El Mañana" music video was filmed. This robot clone was given the job of playing the guitar on the "Plastic Beach" album as well as being Murdoc's personal bodyguard. In the music video for the single, "Stylo", Murdoc, 2-D, and Cyborg Noodle were pursued by a law enforcement agent for speeding on an open highway in the Stylo Camaro belonging to Murdoc. Suffering from the bullet hole in her head, Cyborg Noodle became incapacitated with oil coming out after firing several shotgun shells at the police officer's vehicle. The trio were then pursued by an unknown bounty hunter (Bruce Willis) armed with a revolver who lost track of the three when they dive into the Pacific Ocean. Upon their descent into the ocean, Stylo transformed into a shark-like submarine. In the music video for the "On Melancholy Hill" single, Cyborg Noodle regained consciousness inside of the submarine. Upon regaining consciousness, she regurgitated an unusual one-eyed octopus. While the submarine continued its voyage to Plastic Beach, the trio engaged in a rendezvous with the band's collaborators who were also piloting submarines of their own individual design. Upon their arrival at Plastic Beach, the fleet encountered a mysterious assailant known as the Boogieman who was blocking the fleet's route to the studio with a manatee as a hostage. Murdoc, seemingly surprised to see the Boogieman, then ordered Cyborg Noodle to dispose of him with hostile force. The trio then climbed topside where Cyborg Noodle commenced her attack on the Boogieman. After firing two consecutive solid slug shells with her Remington 870, the Boogieman dragged the manatee into the sea and the fog cleared, revealing Plastic Beach. In the storyboard and Fan Made video for the "Rhinestone Eyes" video she is seen shooting at the Boogieman who appears attacking Plastic Beach. She then runs to get more guns and ammo. She is then shown blowing up the door and taking cover behind a tree. Later, on near the end of the video, the now giant Russel comes out of the sea and stares at Cyborg Noodle. Then the real Noodle steps out of Russel's mouth. Cyborg Noodle looks shocked, while the real Noodle pulls off her cat mask showing the bruise on her eye caused by the attack at El Manana. Noodle stares at Cyborg Noodle while the video ends. Although a showdown against Noodle and Cyborg Noodle was never shown it's said in an interview with Murdoc that Noodle killed the cyborg when it started going "wonky" (or she malfunctioned) and tried to kill Murdoc. This was later revealed to be a lie on Murdoc's part, as the Book of Murdoc notes that Cyborg joined Murdoc in his escape, serving as a perfect shipmate on the submarine. My friends: “what the fu-“

Bandle in one. That bass line is just 👌

Everyone: "Happy sadness doesn't exist, don't be stupid" Happy sadness:

This song is 10 years old today.

Gorillaz are one of the greatest bands in music history because they aren't afraid to experiment with so many different genres, animation styles, outfits, stories, and even characters, I think it's part of what makes them such a perfect band

Bandle in 1. My god, such a simple, yet iconic bass

this should be played at the end of humanity during the credits

This is my first time listening to Gorillaz and honestly, I'm not disappointed. It's so good

"so is this song meant to be happy or sad?" gorillaz: *yes*

Up on Melancholy Hill There's a plastic tree Are you here with me? Just looking out on the day Of another dream Well you can't get what you want But you can get me So let's set out to sea, love 'Cause you are my medicine When you're close to me When you're close to me So call in the submarines 'Round the world we'll go Does anybody know, love If we're looking out on the day Of another dream? If you can't get what you want Then come with me Up on Melancholy Hill Sits a manatee Just looking out for the day When you're close to me When you're close to me When you're close to me

Song: calm, bittersweet vibes Music video: Noodle shooting down an F4U with a tommy gun

My dad just died. He was my best friend, my person. Always made me laugh and we spent so much time together. He was there for 39 reconstructive,major surgeries, the last face and “I love you” I saw and heard being rolled into an ICY OR, waiting for hours and hours & he was the first person I saw when being brought out of anesthesia.Then the only one I wanted and needed at the end of my bed. I just heard this song and bawled. He was the best Medicine, when he was close to me. Those lyrics will be tattooed on my forearm. We miss you Daddy 3-3-20.We would all give anything to have you back and feel so ripped apart not having you here, I cannot believe you’re gone, my worst nightmare is reality. You were right there for my very first breath and I for your very last ! I love and miss you SO much!

For those who want the lore. This is the first time we have seen noodle after we presumed she died. Murdoc made a robot noodle in her absence to help with the bands production. The 2 planes at the start are assumed to be the same 2 that originally "killed her" (The 3d noodle with the bullet in her head is robot noodle) Russell and noodle had nothing to do with the production of this song Russell tried to run from his past and the drums you hear were made by Murdoc after using old recordings of Russell drumming. After kong studios gets destroyed murdoc finds plastic beach which is the island in the video. As he originally arrives plastic beach is just a ton of landfill, so he pains it pink and builds a new hq on top of it. The boogie man is there to collect murdocs soul after murdoc doesnt repay the deal he made with the devil to make gorillaz successful. Edit: The reason Russell is so big is because he dived into the river on a shore far away and has swam all the way to plastic beach, all the chemicals and waste have increased his size The shark they are In is the same car bruce Willis chased them in and once it jumped into the water it turns into the shark sub.

I don't know how but this song actually makes me feel both happy and sad at the same time i guess thats why its a melancholy hill

*_you are my medicine when you're close to me_*

this song makes me feel like i lost something that was never even a part of me

Not only my fave Gorillaz song, but my fave animation. I grew up on this

I want this song to be played at both my wedding and my funeral

I love how Noodle is in 2D, but Cyber Noodle is in 3D.

The nostalgia of this song brings me back I love all the different art styles they use in this it’s absolutely above its time

I can't believe this came out 10 years ago..

been 7 years and still looks beatiful, this was ahead of its time my god

Nearly 14 years later and this song still brings me to tears, it's so nostalgic, romantic, uplifting and well...melancholy. No matter what I think Gorillaz will have a place in my life as a calming reminder of my childhood when things didn't seem as grim.

This song turned 15 years old today. I discovered it because of my sister and I love it. :)

Let’s just give a moment of how bad ass Noodle is

Fun Fact: this is probably the best video on KZbin in 2010 with quality seriously everything in 2010 KZbin was Minecraft and 144p slideshows. Good Times

When I'm happy, most sad music sounds happy. When I'm sad, most happy music sounds sad. Right now I'm both and I can't tell which way this sounds.

Still cannot believe this was 14 years ago now. Feels like yesterday still

My 20 year old son loves Gorillaz as much as I do. He went to their concert in Detroit last night and he knows this is my favorite Gorillaz song. His seats were right behind the barricades so when they started playing this, he video called me so I could see them perform in live. It was so amazing and sweet of my son ❣️ hopefully one day, I'll get to go see them in concert myself.

Jesus I love all the different animation techniques together in the same video.

May 2025 and i still listening to this masterpiece!! thank you Gorillaz!! ❤️🩹

Listening to this at 11:11 on the last day of 2019 and it's making me remember good and bad moments of this year, I hope 2020 is great for all of you who read this.

Noodle was only 19 and she was already shooting down planes with a Thompson.

This song has a very distinct “Where did all the good days go?” vibe about it. Really tugs at the heartstrings

1:49 the part we were waiting for

Gosh this song is 14 year old. Thank you Tesco for using this song in your Christmas advert. Brings back memories.

This song holds a special place in my heart. This is on repeat during the hardest months of my college life; pulling all nighters making my architectural thesis. There I am in my room having breakdowns for weeks and wondering whether I am good or even enough to graduate in college and to navigate this world. Thankfully this song calms me and gives a comforting, cozy vibe. Like a firefly in your hand glowing when every light in your world dimmed out, this song was my torch. I would've probably quit at that point if I didn't stumbled on this song. These may all sound dramatic but its true ahaha. I successfully passed my thesis and graduated last year. And this year I got my first job and am now getting closer to one of my dreams. So I thank you for creating this song; it gave me hope and will, still.

Does anyone feel like they have heard this song before like thousands of times but really haven’t?

Everything: 💥🔫💣 The song: 🎉😎👌✊

Bruh, how does snoop dogg find his way into everything

How can a song make you feel so heartbroken and full of pure joy at the same time?! My favorite Gorillaz song

This is more than a song. This is vibration, feeling and meditation.

Up on Melancholy Hill There's a plastic tree. Are you here with me? Just looking out on the day Of another dream Well you can't get what you want But you can get me. So let's set out to sea 'Cause you are my medicine When you're close to me When you're close to me So calling all submarines 'Round the world we'll go. Does anybody know, love If we're looking out on the day Of another dream? If you can't get what you want Then come with me. Up on Melancholy Hill Sits a manatee Just looking out on the day When you're close to me. When you're close to me. When you're close to me.

I've first heard this song 11 years ago and I immediately showed it to my family, specially to my mother and we loved it so much... Just one month after she passed away in a hospital... Years passed and I couldn't even hear this song completely without falling in tears sobbing a lot, the last bell ring reminded me she passed away, every time. Now, 11 years later, I still miss so much my mother, I can't even describe it. But I think I've started to heal because now this song makes me remember her being happy and I'm able to hear it from start to finish, in tears but with a smile. Thanks Gorillaz for this amazing, melancholy, beautiful peace of art!

This just finds you exactly when you need it

I’ve never heard this song and for some reason I feel nostalgic.

didn't know this song is 12 years ago the music video is hella well made

it's amazing how gorillaz put the cartoon characters in a realistic setting

This is the most depressing song I’ve heard in awhile, maybe I’m letting my own feelings get in the way too much but listening to this just makes me wanna cry “Everyone else is happy, why are you so sad?” Is what I get from this song

Mi hijo fue un gran fan de esta banda a pesar de tener solo siete años esta canción en especial me recuerda a él, él murió hace un año por culpa del Cáncer ojalá la hubiera escuchado en vivo te amo Jeremih

Normal Person : Yes show me where the lifeboats are Noodle: *Grabs Tommy Gun*

First brain dump: The intro to this song with Noodle shooting down the planes is epic. Idk why cheery songs match so well with intense combat scenes, but it does. Second brain dump: I used to listen to this song on repeat all the time because my brain has a hard time getting sick of songs, and one day when I was listening to it, it randomly reminded me of Caboose from Red Vs Blue singing for some reason, so now every time I hear this song I think of Caboose. Honestly, can't be too mad at that. I could totally see him singing this for no reason.

holy crap people are still commenting? i love this community.

This sound has legit saved my life on some really dark days. Not just the lyrics but just how it really sounds and makes me feel like I can overcome any hardship I have. I feel so fortunate that they still make music to this day. Thank you gorillaz and thank you Damon.

There is something ominous and unsettling on how that final note sounds... it's a d minor chord, after the entire song has been in d major, just the way it switches is haunting to me. And I love it, dunno why.

This song predicted The Gaslight District, right? YES! YES!

gorillaz is easily my most favorite band to exist. They have such a huge variety of music, that anyone can like at least one of their songs.

This song is timeless, can't believe it's over a decade now. And to see new comments gives me absolute joy.